Can you leave a sleeping baby alone in the house?

[Anonymous]

The chances of an elevator breaking down with you in it or there being a fire or smoke emergency (or even just a false alarm or a drill) are significant enough that you should not even chance it. Not to mention the illegality, but this is not equivalent to a 6000sqft single family house.

[Anonymous]

It depends how close the basement laundry is. If it is way down a hall plus an elevator ride away, no.

If you are close to the stairs and it is only 1-2 floors away, I think that is fine.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Yes, as soon as the baby is old enough to yell "FIRE" and run out of the house in case of a fire, you can leave the baby alone in the house for a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To go someplace 5 minutes away? Or is this terrible? Baby has been consistently STTN for a month now and never wakes up until hours later once he is put to bed at 7pm

Only place I would ever go is walk the dog out front...we live in a row house and would go in front of the houses on either side to get him to pee and then come right back inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The chances of an elevator breaking down with you in it or there being a fire or smoke emergency (or even just a false alarm or a drill) are significant enough that you should not even chance it. Not to mention the illegality, but this is not equivalent to a 6000sqft single family house.

Not illegal - and this criticism feels sexist and classist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, as soon as the baby is old enough to yell "FIRE" and run out of the house in case of a fire, you can leave the baby alone in the house for a few minutes.

I LOVE THIS!!!

[Anonymous]

No way.

[Anonymous]

I would be fine with it. I live on a farm and often had to leave my babies sleeping inside to go feed the livestock when my husband was out of town. No monitor either. That is a lot farther and longer than a quick dash down to the laundry room. I checked in every 15 minutes or so as I could.

No way was it “illegal.” Some of you live in such a privileged urban bubble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks for the responses. I asked because I am looking at a place that only has a laundry in the basement, not in unit. I can’t imagine bringing my baby to the laundry room every time and I was wondering if I could go out while he’s asleep.

How many floors? Would the monitor extend that far? Are you willing to literally drop everything and run if you hear something off or don't hear anything?

Op, when I had a baby to 1.5 year old I lived in a building like this. Guess what? I brought my baby every time I did laundry. It’s really the only responsible thing to do. Does it suck? Yes. But think how much more it will suck if something awful happens because you were too lazy to tote your baby with you to do laundry.

The thirsty misogynistic mommy shaming lives deep with in you. So gross. There’s nothing wrong with running to a laundry room or going outside to get tour mail. FFS.

Ask people who have lived through a house or apartment fire how quickly it can happen. Ask them. I challenge you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My youngest's naptime was always in the middle of her sibling's preschool pickup. My rule was if it I was home and back in less time than it took me to take a shower than what is the difference. The preschool was in our neighborhood, and a less than 3 minute drive (no main roads). I was home in less than ten minutes. It wasn't ideal but sometimes you have to do what is necessary. Anything more than ten minutes total is too much I think.

This horrified me. How were you not reported. You should have let your baby nap
In the car with you in it- read a book! or found a sitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My youngest's naptime was always in the middle of her sibling's preschool pickup. My rule was if it I was home and back in less time than it took me to take a shower than what is the difference. The preschool was in our neighborhood, and a less than 3 minute drive (no main roads). I was home in less than ten minutes. It wasn't ideal but sometimes you have to do what is necessary. Anything more than ten minutes total is too much I think.

This horrified me. How were you not reported. You should have let your baby nap
In the car with you in it- read a book! or found a sitter.

+1. Jesus Christ, what an effing moron and unfit parent. WHAT IF YOU HAD BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT? My God. Some people really, truly should not be allowed to have children.

[Anonymous]

I would not do the laundry scenario actually. I have been stuck in an elevator for an hour+. Just take baby with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My youngest's naptime was always in the middle of her sibling's preschool pickup. My rule was if it I was home and back in less time than it took me to take a shower than what is the difference. The preschool was in our neighborhood, and a less than 3 minute drive (no main roads). I was home in less than ten minutes. It wasn't ideal but sometimes you have to do what is necessary. Anything more than ten minutes total is too much I think.

This horrified me. How were you not reported. You should have let your baby nap
In the car with you in it- read a book! or found a sitter.

+1. Jesus Christ, what an effing moron and unfit parent. WHAT IF YOU HAD BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT? My God. Some people really, truly should not be allowed to have children.

+2 I was horrified to read this. What if you were in a car accident?! Truly, truly terrible choices made by that PP.

[Anonymous]

It isn’t illegal to go to the basement of your apt and do your laundry. While it is a good choice or not depends on distance and if you need to take an elevator